Crater Lake — Thursday, Jul. 21, 2022

It'll be easy, he said. I don't think this trail has see humans for quite sometime. It starts off wide with rolling rocky hills before you enter a dense, overgrown trail about a third of a mile in. As you ascend onward the trail path is literally obliterated by the tall, dense brush, blow down trees and obstacles. Others have left surveyor tape to mark the way but that too gets lost, like we did. We did get to the outlet water steam, tried to find the trail, circled back to the stream and followed it up to eventually find the lake. The mosquitos and biting flies were an annoyance for sure. We were able to eventually find the trail at the lake and found it easier to navigate down...but, the trail is difficult, muddy, swampy, slick roots and thick bushy overgrowth. My legs, arms and face are scraped up. FYI...I've been hiking and backpacking for 60 yrs so not a novice.